Vickibunnyangel shared with us this video on making a custom fit Worbla mask.
Part 3: Adjutant shoulder armor (StarCraft 2)
Chrisx Design recently shared with us her Adjunct costume from StarCraft 2. Not only is the costume itself stunning, but she also shared with us tutorials on how she made it!
The shoulder armor
Not the biggest piece, but here it is. The shoulder armor for my Adjutant.
Shoulders: again this is worbla wrapped around a cardboard base, and I shaped the top over an easter egg I had laying around.
For the circular shape I used a hair product box and shaped the worbla over it.
Added a few LED
More Gesso.
Silver base paint and black wash. Details with acrylic paint and silver marker. Four 3mm orange LED for each shoulder. Finished off with a clear coat.
The shoulders are attached to the chest armor with this Velcro solution and D-rings, keeping both the chest, back and arms together.
This piece actually holds the chest and back armor together over the shoulders as well, so the shoulder armor won’t slide down because it is then attached to the upper body armor.
Part 2: Adjutant Chest Armor (StarCraft 2)
Chrisx Design recently shared with us her Adjunct costume from StarCraft 2. Not only is the costume itself stunning, but she also shared with us tutorials on how she made it!
The chest armor
Of course I had to choose another cosplay with incomplete reference photos. And a character without arms or legs, hmm interesting.
The StarCraft Adjutant Cosplay has been done before, in the style of a ball gown, I on the other hand want to make it more like a space armor cocktail dress.
Starting off with the chest plate. First off I will be making the Second Great War Adjutant and not Adjutant 23-46, but I will use it as inspiration for the parts I cannot see on my reference photo.
Chest armor and Worbla
For the front I needed boob cups, so I shaped the worbla over a plastic sphere (my codex staff to be exact)
And pieced together. Since worbla is a little difficult to get hold of here, I am only using one layer to make it last longer. And I do regret that somethimes, when it gets too wobbly. I also didn’t have a pattern, but tried and reshaped it all the way.
Adding details
The back
You can’t really see the back, so I designed it as a space armor using reference photos from other space suits from the game. So in theory this is my original design.
And using pizza boxes a supporting material to the worbla.
One idea I had was that you could attach the cables coming out of my head to my back, so I used the screw mechanism from a jar, with the lid attached to the back. This makes more sense when the head is finished.
Used tulle for details
And Lights. For once I can actually take out the batteries.
Vents on the back – Robots need cooling.
Adding a few more details.
Priming
Then you need to prime it with Gesso. I like to use a mix of wood glue and gesso during the final layers.
Painting
Then I spray painted it with a silver base color.
Detailing
Black weathering and black details.
Screws were added to get a more mechanical look.
The threads from a can lid was added to the back construction, so I could screw the tubes from the head piece into the the back piece.
Making a Breastplate
The Glamorous Gamer Girls’ own Coco Rocha gave us a breakdown of her breastplate for her League of Legends Tryndamere costume.
Hello Everyone,
I’m still getting the feel for working with Worbla. It was an amazing experience as I mentioned in my other post and I’d like to share how I made my breastplate. When I was looking for tutorials I couldn’t find clear ones so here is my own version of how I made mine. I’m just going to go through a few steps/ tips when making your Worbla breastplate, it’s not extremely detailed since this was a rushed project but hope it helps anyways.
Worbla can stretch, mold within itself and be reshaped when reheated. I used a cut sphere as a reference to mold on top of. Just cover it in aluminum foil to prevent it from melting, and then put a plastic wrap on top so that when you mold on top of the half sphere it won’t stick on it. I used 2 layers of worbla for the cup so that its stronger and doesn’t melt easily and lose shape when I’m adding details.
Once you have the boob shape you can cut it down to a shape that’s more natural. I also used this method to make my helmet as you can see in the image. All you need is something to support it while shaping it and you can make any shape or size you want. I attached the boob molds on the band with a strip of Worbla on the front and back side. I made the bustier band part by wrapping it around my body and using a mannequin to see where I should cut the cups. Sorry I don’t have an image of this, but I just cut a straight band.
After securing the boob molds I just added the details I wanted. This is why I used two layers of the Worbla. When trying to add details on the base of a worbla project it can melt because you need to heat up both pieces to stick them together. The two layers prevent the Worbla from warping your base shape. The back I attached by using parachute clips. I wish I finished it another way because I find it ugly, but it was easy to put on and an easy solution to putting it on your body. An alternative I’ve seen other people use is metal loops and then string to tie it up with an overlap. The worbla is very strong, you can make straps and attach anything to it like the buckles shown below. Just make sure that you heat up both sides and ensure its stuck on so it doesn’t rip off. In my experience I had no problem with the buckles at the back and it withstands a lot of pressure.
Here is the final result of the Worbla breastplate armor. The inside you can see how I put the pieces of Worbla together. I didn’t double side it to save money, but if you can try to add the Worbla on the back as well.
Hope you enjoyed that and helped with your future projects!
Thanks again to Coco Rocha!
Adding Details to Armor- Video
Bambi Cosplay shows how she adds details to her bracers with Worbla.
Erza Cosplay uses foam layers to create a design in relief with Worbla.